Welcome to the Medico-Legal Society

The Medico-Legal Society was founded in 1901. Its aim is to promote Medico-Legal knowledge in all its aspects. Its members are lawyers and medical professionals in roughly equal numbers, providing excellent networking opportunities.

The Society normally holds monthly meetings in central London between October and June each year. At each meeting, a well-qualified speaker presents a paper followed by a discussion which continues over drinks and canapés.

The President Dr Sarah Galbraith

Reception after the lecture

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You can view the full programme on our programme. Members of both the Legal and Medical professions will find the lectures useful for their continuing professional development, providing excellent value.

The Society’s President serves for two years and is drawn alternately from the legal and medical professions. Click on NEWS to discover more about our current President.

ANNUAL DINNER

The Society holds its Annual Dinner in June each year. Please see “NEWS” for details and photos of the 2025 dinner ]

THE MEDICO-LEGAL JOURNAL

The official organ of the Society is the Medico-Legal Journal which is sent to all Ordinary/Associate members. It publishes the majority of the papers presented to the Society as well as original articles from around the world, case reports and correspondence.

NEXT MEETING

 PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE FOR ALL OUR MEETINGS

GRESHAM COLLEGE, Barnard’s Inn Hall, London EC1N 2HH

Date: 9th October 2025

Speaker: Prof. Sir Chris Whitty KCB FRS FRCP FFPH FMedSci DSc MBA LLM Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019

Topic:  The role of the State in preventing disease

RECEPTION

Members attending meetings in person are welcome to join the President, Speaker and Council members at our usual reception with wine soft drinks and canapes. A voluntary contribution of £10 per person would be appreciated.

ZOOM RECORDINGS

Recordings of most of our recent meetings are now available to members only via this website. To access them, click here.

Then follow the on-screen instructions. You will need a username (usually your email address) and a password which you can reset if you’ve forgotten it.

Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will take place at 7 pm at Gresham College, Barnard’s Inn Hall, London EC1N 2HH, followed by a drinks reception. For further information, see our programme.

To join click on “Membership” above.

The Medico-Legal Society is a Registered Charity, charity number 214508.